Leaders and Notable People
Major Battles
Causes of the Civil War
Advantages and Disadvantages (North)
Advantage and Disadvantages (South)
100
The man who ruled the North and got elected for his views against slavery.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Siege of Petersburg
What was the battle where Grant’s army dug trenches designed to prevent supplies from getting to Lee’s army in Richmond and resulted in a North victory
100
The Southern states started to secede.
What was the effect of Abraham Lincoln's election and his conflicting views against slavery.
100
an advantage north had that kept the South from receiving desperately needed supplies and munitions from Europe.
What happened when the North possessed a fleet of warships that effectively blockaded Southern ports from the first weeks of the war
100
confidence, superior organization, leadership, and a more militarist way of life of South
What are the main reasons south had early victories in the Civil War
200
The Army General who surrendered at the end of the Civil War.
Who was General Robert E. Lee
200
the bloodiest single day war in American history
What is the Battle of Antietem
200
main and biggest cause for the start of the Civil war because of disagreements between North and South
What was the effect of slavery
200
advantage that meant north could produce more weapons to supply their army
What did more industrial production mean for the North
200
involved hunting and trapping, many southern men knew how to shoot well at a young age
What advantage did the Southern lifestyle have on the South during the Civil War
300
lead Union forces from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia
Who was General William T. Sherman
300
Battle of Gettysburg
What was the battle that was a turning point for the Union and the beginning of the end for the South
300
Southerners had to pay much higher prices for imported manufactured goods due to this cause
What was the effect on the South because of Tariffs
300
railroad lines
What allowed north to rapidly transport soldiers and supplies which greatly assisted the effort to defeat the Confederacy.
300
it caused initial size of confederate armies to grow to 100,000 at the start of the war
What was the effect of high degree of loyalty and patriotism on the south
400
union general who forced Lee's army(Confederates) to surrender at the end of the civil war
Who was Ulysses S. Grant
400
First battle in history between iron-clads
What is the Battle of Monitor and Merrimac
400
sectionalism
What is the word that describes the North and south being loyal to their own regions
400
North had a much bigger population than the South
what advantage did the southern states population being largely slaves that were not used as soldiers hold for the North
400
3 parts to the South's military
What was the infantry (foot soldiers), artillery (guns and cannons) and Cavalry (horses)
500
union army general who was forced to retreat away from Richmond in 7 Days Battle by Lee's army
Who was George McClellan
500
battle in which Confederates were entrenched in the heights behind the city and the North lost more than twice as many men as the South
What is the Battle of Fredericksburg
500
The first exchange of gunfire in the Civil War.
What is the Attack on Fort Sumter
500
Irish and German immigrants settled mainly in the north
Who were the immigrants that settled in the north
500
Thomas "stonewall" Jackson
Who was the Confederacy’s most effective generals who stopped the union attack at bull run so well, they gave him the nickname "stonewall" and his leadership proved to be a great advantage over the North